Wisconsin names Luke Fickell head football coach · The Badger Herald

Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell has agreed to a deal to become the next head coach for the University of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Athletic Department officially hired Luke Fickell as the university’s new head football coach at 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

Fickell, now the 31st head coach in program history, takes over for Paul Chryst, who was fired Oct. 2.

“This is a destination job at a program that I have admired from afar for…